Shloka 22
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
ममेति प्रत्ययो भू प ! न कार्योऽहमिति त्वया ।
सम्यगालोच्य धर्मो हि धर्माभावे निराश्रयः ॥
mameti pratyayo bhūpa na kāryo 'ham iti tvayā / samyag ālocya dharmo hi dharmābhāve nirāśrayaḥ //
न त्वया ‘मम’ इति भावना सेव्या, न च ‘अहम्’ इति। सम्यक् पश्य—धर्मेऽभावे धर्मः निराधारो भवति।
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FAQs
Possessiveness and ego distort judgment and erode dharma. The counsel urges the king to examine ‘I’ and ‘mine’ as sources of partiality; dharma needs an inner ground of self-restraint and clarity.
Philosophical/ethical upadeśa; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The verse points toward loosening ahaṃkāra-mamakāra (I-ness and mine-ness), a classic prerequisite for mokṣa. ‘Supportless dharma’ suggests that outer observances collapse without inner transformation.